diff --git a/packages/editor/src/dataviews/actions/utils.ts b/packages/editor/src/dataviews/actions/utils.ts
index 14da130789b08..efbb7c590e651 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/dataviews/actions/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/dataviews/actions/utils.ts
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ export function isTemplateRemovable( template: TemplateOrTemplatePart ) {
 	return (
 		[ template.source, template.source ].includes(
 			TEMPLATE_ORIGINS.custom
-		) &&
-		! template.has_theme_file &&
-		! template?.has_theme_file
+		) && ! template.has_theme_file
 	);
 }